Rod Lewis is recommended for his excellent teamwork abilities and balancing creative and pragmatic skills. As an HR consultant, he helped Purdue University and Kimberly Clark develop an undergraduate case competition. He contributed ideas, clearly communicated goals, and efficiently managed the collaboration between academic and corporate resources. Throughout the project, Rod demonstrated an ability to excel in developing new ideas as well as diligently executing the final product to ensure success.

1. PUnDUE
U N I V E R S N T Y KRANNERT
SCHOOL MANAGEMENT
OF
June 1,2008
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To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to recommendRoderickLewis as an excellentteammate with an
ability to envisionand achieveexcellence within a diverseteam environment. I worked
with Rod in 2006 in my capacityas the AssistantDirector of the Global Supply Chain
Management Initiative, a researchcenterat PurdueUniversity. At that time the center
was developinga plan for a new Supply Chain Management conference and we were
working with numerouscorporations developboth a new casestudy and an optimal
to
methodologyfor implementingour first undergraduate casecompetition. Rod servedas
an HR Consultantfor University Relationsand Employer Branding and consequently our
main contactfor Kimberly Clark, whom eventuallywe selected and very successfully
executed this major new event.
Working with Rod was an easyand rewardingexperience.From our first phone
conversation the distributionof the prizesto the winnersRod accomplished goals
to his
for Kimberly Clark with an impressivebalanceof a professionaland personable
demeanor.Although initially our task was quite ambiguous,with Kimberly Clark and
our centerpossessing own ideas,he was ableto both clearly communicate
our his
ultimate desiredoutcomesand to integratethesegoalseffectivelyto achieveour stated
objectives. He also efficiently managed interfacebetweenhis network of corporate
the
resources Kimberly Clark and our academic
at resources PurdueUniversity.
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Throughoutthe various stages the project Rod demonstrated ability to excel
of his
in two often incompatiblearenas.First, in the development stage,he contributed
numerousideasfor collaboration. Exhibiting ari ability to envisionand create,beforewe
settled a casecompetition.But Rod was not just a theorist, was alsoa diligent
on he
pragmatistwho followed a goal-oriented approach ensurean outstanding
to fìnal product.
Rod's creativeand flexible approach our commonproblem facilitatedthe searnless
to
executionof the joint academicand corporate project.
In conclusion,I higlily recommendRod as an exceptionaladditionto any team.
His personality work ethicas well ashis blendof hard and soft skills will be his
and
foundationfor unboundedsuccess the diverseenvironments his future endeavors.If
in of
fuither detailson my work with Rod would be helpful, pleasedo not hesitateto contact
me at arnthomps@purdue. edu.
Sincerely,
pan'r.'fh:
AmandaThompson
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Fomer AssistantDirector
Initiative- PurdueUr-riversity
Global SupplyChainManagement
Krannert Schoolof Manøgement
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Building 403W. State E
Street WestLafayette, 47907-2056
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Fax: 494-9658